A second attempt to put Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva in the same room to promote Bellator NYC has failed. The Viacom-owned promotion last week announced a press conference for Thursday in Los Angeles to promote the long-awaited clash June 24 at Madison Square Garden, but Silva (35-12-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) has pulled out, telling Bellator officials he is under the weather and can’t attend. A Bellator official confirmed the news today to MMAjunkie, asking for anonymity because the news had not yet been made public. MMAjunkie was unable to reach Silva for comment, but Sonnen (29-14-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) offered a comment via text message. Related Wanderlei Silva no-shows 'Bellator: NYC' news conference, tells Chael Sonnen what to suck via satellite “It’s not exactly like Pavarotti blowing off Pagliacci,” Sonnen said